General UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 19/09/08 STRIPPED IT READY FOR A RESPRAY!!

[custard]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

anal i know but is that the drivers footwell scratching as you have no mat/padding?

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

that thing ain't ever gonna corrode! its only when you see those last few pics with all the new brake's and hoses, and clean springs and completly minty fresh wheel archs do you realise its basically a brand new unoT, but one that won't be falling apart atall in the near future, good work

ahhh cheers mate must say, im overall very very pleased and hopefully its not gonna rot away soon! lol

anal i know but is that the drivers footwell scratching as you have no mat/padding?

hehe, well sort of yeah and no. ive got a mat but its got some fixings underneath cos its got a heal plate attatched to the mat. also its been scratched when ive not used the mat.

but im not too fussed, like i said from the begining, i want it to be tidy and rust free, but ive deffo built this UT to use

Dunc

 

[v|ncenT^]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

Dunc !

Could you post up some pics of your front suspension ?

How they are bolted in the top and how they look out in the wheel arches !

Many thanks !

Great car you have build, can't wait till mines finished !

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

well, just to let you all know, i decided cos the box was crunching in 3rd and the clutch was slipping cos my flywheel wasnt matched up to it i stripped it all off.

so with the UT in bits again, i took the paddle clutch and my lightened/balanced flywheel down to the bloke who made my paddle clutch and got it sorted. he skimmed my flywheel, mated it up to my paddle clutch (which he made in the first place), set all the pre load correctly, matched up the release bearing to it all, so thats all good to go!

ive noticed that my box has a crack in the case, so i whipped my spare box off the spare engine, and fitted that along with my paddle clutch, newly skimmed flywheel and put the whole car back together.....

.....BUT............


......ive just been to finish it off, and ive got a nasty noise in my box when on tick over and trying to move guess the spare box is buggered didnt know the condition of it as it came with the engine, but we thought it was worth a shot! ahhhh well!

Gonna send it off for a rebuild and get a LSD put in so i can get the power down better

just thought id keep you all updated!

bit gutted as i was going to get it setup on friday on the rolling road!

Dunc

 

[GTste]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

one step forward, 2 steps back. thats fiats for you lol.

good to see you badgering on mate.

where you having it 'set up'?

 

[Chas Uno]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

Hard luck about the gearbox Dunc but at least you are so near to the finishing line. Keep going mate, ya gotta get that monster on the road very soon!

 

[blu73]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

Not as progress as you were hoping for, but progress non the less..
Keep going mate.

You planning on getting this to eurofest at castle combe? would love to see her on the track

 

[Savage]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

the car is looking amazing. glad its back on the road

 

[arc]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

it aint.. gearbag is dead

 

[fiatdownunder]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

Please forgive me for sounding a little stoopid.

But is this actually up and running yet?!
and how is the Renault 5 GTT Van coming on?

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

hi there, the UT is actually MOTed, Taxed and insured, but im having ALOT of box / clutch probs! just put it all back together and now the release bearing is making an awful noise so the box has got to come off again GRRRRR thats the 8th time now!!!!!! getting so fed up! lol

the GTT van has taken a turn for the worse.....well, ive not finished it, but ive sold most of it off as i got offered alot of cash for parts i paid peanuts for , just got to strip the engine out this weekend and then the bare shell is off to the scrappers

should be pisking up a nice newer car soon. a ibiza cupra turbo on a 02 ish plate im looking for. engines are sooooo tunable and yet i'll have a nice new car to drive

Dunc

 

[blu73]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

shame about the van project, it was looking real sweet in the pics you sent me. It was never a car to keep though was it...

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

right, tiny update! just to get my mind off the crappy box problems ive ordered a couple of these bad boys

need alot more but its a start for my fuel tank fitting and theyre not cheap either!!!!!!

ordered 2 or each for now. gonna use these to work out how many more i need, then get them ordered along with the braided fuel line

Dunc

 

[gazzaman2k]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

right, tiny update! just to get my mind off the crappy box problems ive ordered a couple of these bad boys

need alot more but its a start for my fuel tank fitting and theyre not cheap either!!!!!!

ordered 2 or each for now. gonna use these to work out how many more i need, then get them ordered along with the braided fuel line

Dunc

why dont you just go to a1 hydralics in leicester cost you about £50 for the fuel proof braided hoses and crimped on connections + they wont be multi coloured lol

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

because everyone knows that Goodridge connectoers are the best and the blue/red is a trade mark

hehe

Dunc

 

[sediciRich]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

Oh yes they mount up price wise rapidly, I think my send line was 90 quid maybe more alone. I am tempted to change the steel oil ones to those Dunc, but damn they are so expensive!! But they look nice, and good when all put in tidy.

rich

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 02/07/07 Undersealed and cleaned!

Oh yes they mount up price wise rapidly, I think my send line was 90 quid maybe more alone. I am tempted to change the steel oil ones to those Dunc, but damn they are so expensive!! But they look nice, and good when all put in tidy.

rich

yeah, pricey they are, but i cant wait ot have the whole fuel tank and lines fitted properly, will look mega neat. got a few more plans up my sleeve too, should make my UT more hardcre than it already is


well, i fitted a couple to my tank to get the idea.

what you all think?

Dunc

 

[bulldog5046]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 29/10/07 Goodridge Fuel Connectors

that looks well cool!

 

[Gav F]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 29/10/07 Goodridge Fuel Connectors

Hey dunc, if you could just pm me your address and a time as to when you leave your car unlocked and keys in it i will be most gratefull
I ove your uno so much i want to put a mk1 tailgate on with the lights too lol

 

[Andy_sx]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 29/10/07 Goodridge Fuel Connectors

OI Dunc... i know i havent around much (at all actually) lately, but get off yer ass n get it sorted man!!!

whats the score with the box, paddle clutch n flywheel??? all ok bar the release bearing now?

have you been and had the mapping done yet, or has that been postponed now until the new tanks in (looking lush by the way) and the box issues sorted?

if you were closer, id have headed over and done the box n clutch for ya... lol

keep up the progress fella, will drop you a line on msn at some point aswell mate